03/17/2026
☘️ The story of St. Patrick:
Patrick was born not in Ireland or in Italy, as some suggest, but in Britain in the 4th century. History records that at 16, he was captured by pirates and sold as a slave in Ireland, where he was made to serve as a shepherd. He escaped after six years. His time of captivity deepened his faith in Jesus Christ, and years later he felt God calling him back to Ireland as a missionary, where he spent the rest of his life serving as a different kind of shepherd.
It was his extensive Christian missionary work in Ireland for which Patrick is famous. During the thirty years of work there, he converted over 135,000 people, established 300 churches, and consecrated 350 bishops.
The most well-known of Patrick’s illustrations is the shamrock, a certain type of clover sacred to the Druids, which he used as a symbol of the Trinity.
Patrick died on March 17, 461. For over a millennium, the Irish have celebrated St. Patrick’s Day on March 17.
Each year millions of people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. It is a national holiday in Ireland when people do not work but worship and gather with family.
“Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me,
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.”
-St. Patrick ☘️
Our Father, who art in Heaven, holy is Your name. In the name of Jesus, Lord, we ask that You would pour Your Spirit out and give us a boldness like St Patrick had to be able to bring the gospel to a country! It’s not by might or by power, but by Your Holy Spirit. The harvest is ripe. Hurl forth laborers! In the mighty and matchless name of Jesus. Amen.
In His Amazing Love,
Beauty for Ashes-Hope and Healing in Jesus Christ ©️2022